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NEW BUSINESS – 8A City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for February 23, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-036 - Red Fox Business Center PUD\Memos_Reports_14-036 Page 5 of 13 warehousing uses. The remainder of the space would be used for permitted uses, including but not limited to: business services; club, sports and fitness, manufacturing and processing (class 1), office, and research and development. The following Conditional Use Permit criteria apply to the proposed request required for wholesaling and warehouse uses in the I-Flex District: Section 1355.04 Subd. 3 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code lists the criteria for evaluating a Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission and City Council should consider the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the owners and occupants of the surrounding land, in particular, and the community as a whole, in general, including but not limited to the following factors: 1. Existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics 3. Drainage 4. Population density 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land 6. Adjoining land values 7. Park dedications where applicable 8. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. The City Council may place conditions on a permit if deemed necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the community. Conditional Use Permits are granted for a specific use at a specific site and are not transferable. Section 1325 – General Regulations A. Tree Preservation – Flexibility Requested The applicant submitted a Tree Survey and Tree Replacement Plan as part of their tree preservation and mitigation requirements (Attachment B). The table below outlines these numbers and the additional requirements of the tree preservation ordinance pertaining to tree removal and tree mitigation regulations. Development of the site as proposed requires extensive tree removal. The applicant has stated their intent to develop the lot in such a way that preserves as many high quality trees as possible, knowing that many of the significant trees will have to be removed in order for the lot to be developed into a viable use. In total 90 trees will be planted, equating to 310 caliper inches. Based on the proposed tree removal, the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance requires